| Théo Pourchaire | |||||||
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 Pourchaire in 2023 | |||||||
| Nationality |  French | ||||||
| Born | Théo Jérôme Julien Pourchaire (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (age 21) Grasse,Alpes-Maritimes, France | ||||||
| European Le Mans Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2025 | ||||||
| Current team | Algarve Pro Racing | ||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold | ||||||
| Car number | 25 | ||||||
| Starts | 1 (1 entries) | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Team(s) | No. 6/7 (Arrow McLaren) | ||||||
| Best finish | 28th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024Honda Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| 2024 2024 2020–2023 2020 2019 2018 | IndyCar Series Super Formula Championship FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Junior Championship | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2023 2019 2018 | FIA Formula 2 Championship ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Junior Championship | ||||||
Théo Jérôme Julien Pourchaire (French pronunciation:[te.opuʁ.ʃɛʁ]; born 20 August 2003) is aFrenchracing driver who currently competes in the2025 European Le Mans Series withAlgarve Pro Racing. He is the2023 Formula 2 champion, as well as the2020 Formula 3 and2022 Formula 2 runner-up. Pourchaire also serves as the test and development driver forPeugeot in theFIA World Endurance Championship.
A former member of theSauber Academy, Pourchaire started racing in single-seaters in 2018, and proceeded to win theJunior French F4 Championship. The following year, he moved up and won the2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, scrapping withDennis Hauger to the title.[1][2] Pourchaire signed with ART Grand Prix for the2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship and ended the season as runner-up behindOscar Piastri by three points.
The team then promoted him to theFIA Formula 2 Championship in 2021, ranking fifth in the standings during his rookie year. The Frenchman was runner-up in2022, and claimed the title in2023. In 2024, he temporarily raced inIndyCar withArrow McLaren, initially to substitute for the injuredDavid Malukas before being signed permanently, but later being dropped in place ofNolan Siegel.
Born inGrasse, Pourchaire began karting at the age of two and a half and made his competitive debut at age seven.[3] From there he claimed multiple championships in his native France, as well as finishing third in the CIK-FIA OKJ andDKM Junior championships.[4][5][6][7]
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In 2018, aged 14, Pourchaire stepped up to single-seaters, contesting theFrench F4 championship.[8] Despite being ineligible for the main championship on account of his age, he claimed his first podiums by finishing second and third in two races atCircuit de Nogaro.[9][10] During thesecond round in Pau, Pourchaire finished seventh, fourth and sixth. He would take his maiden single-seater victory in the second race atSpa-Francorchamps.[11] It would be his only win of the season. His next podium came atMagny Cours with second place in the first race but retired in the second race due to a mechanical failure.[12] He bounced back in the third race and claimed second place.[13] but overall claimed seven podiums during the season. He claimed another podium with fourth (due to a guest driver getting third) inJerez,[14] and got a second and third places at the final round inCircuit Paul Ricard.[15][16] Pourchaire finished the championship third with seven podiums, only behindUgo de Wilde and championCaio Collet. In the junior category, he claimed sixteen junior victories to be crowned Junior Champion.
The following year, Pourchaire remained at Formula 4 level, but switched to theADAC Formula 4 championship as part of the US Racing-CHRS outfit.[17] Pourchaire secured his first podium in the series, with a second place in the second race atOschersleben.[18] At theRed Bull Ring, Pourchaire claimed another second place in the second race.[19] However a penalty fromRed Bull junior and championship rivalDennis Hauger saw Pourchaire take his maiden ADAC F4 win.[20][21] He would follow up with third place the next day.[22] Pourchaire included a double podium at theGerman Grand Prix support race,[23][24] and added two more third-places atZandvoort.[25] At theNürburgring, Pourchaire took a double victory that saw him extend his championship lead even further.[26][27] At theHockenheimring second round, Pourchaire had a poor showing, colliding with fellowSauber junior memberArthur Leclerc in the first race and stalled in the second.[28][29] With Hauger winning all three races, Pourchaire's lead in the championship shrunk from 68 to just a single point. At theSachsenring, Pourchaire claimed a win in the second race, and took runner-up position in the other two races.[30][31] This was enough for Pourchaire to claim the championship title by seven points from Hauger.[32][33]
In October 2019, Pourchaire attended the post-season test atCircuit Ricardo Tormo, participating in all three sessions withCarlin Buzz Racing andART Grand Prix.[34][35][36] Two months later, he joined the latter to contest the2020 season.[37] The season was set to start atBahrain in March, but was postponed to July due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[38] Pourchaire had a difficult start to the season for thefirst round at Red Bull Ring, finishing 13th and 26th thanks to his poor qualifying performance in 20th. That would soon be a thing of the past, qualifying fifth and finishing ninth in mixed conditions for Race 1 at thesecond Red Bull Ring round. It became second for Race 2, and took the lead fromJake Hughes into the first corner. Despite Hughes andLiam Lawson overtaking him, they would both collide later in the race, allowing Pourchaire to take his first FIA Formula 3 victory at just 16 years of age, making him the youngest driver to win in FIA Formula 3.[39][40] Pourchaire qualified third at theHungaroring, but moved up to first after overtakingLogan Sargeant andAlexander Smolyar touched.[41] Despite a red flag, Pourchaire was untouchable throughout the race, winning by nearly 12 seconds.[42][43] The win would prove to be his final one of the season. Pourchaire drove a clean second race to finish sixth.
Pourchaire topped practice inSilverstone, but had a difficult weekend as he only qualified 13th.[44] He finished 12th in the first race and scored points in eighth in the second.[45] Pourchaire qualified sixth at thesecond Silverstone race. He was immersed in a tense battle withBent Viscaal and laterOscar Piastri but managed to hold on to sixth. In the second race, Pourchaire progressed up to third, taking his third podium of the year.[46] He qualified eighth atBarcelona and finished seventh and sixth in Races 1 and 2 respectively.[47]
Pourchaire qualified second on the front row alongsideLirim Zendeli atSpa-Francorchamps.[48] Despite showing good pace, he was unable to advance on Zendeli and eventually finished second.[49] Pourchaire ran as high as third during the second race but eventually finished fifth after Lawson and Smolyar overtook him.[50] Following the weekend, Pourchaire began a streak of four consecutive podiums. He started off theMonza weekend with his first pole position.[51] However, he was served a five-place grid drop for driving unnecessarily slowly, which could potentially cause a dangerous situation.[52] Pourchaire climbed to third at the start, and managed to take the lead from Lawson on lap 4. On the third last lap however, a hard-chargingFrederik Vesti passed Pourchaire for the lead, and so he settled for second.[53] Pourchaire slipped to 17th after a poor start in Race 2, but took advantage when other drivers were involved in incidents, including future championship rivals Piastri andLogan Sargeant. A late move on Zendeli saw Pourchaire finish in third before a penalty for Lawson gave him second place.[54] Leaving the weekend, Pourchaire sat third in the standings, 24 points adrift of championship leader Piastri. His late surge in performance hauled him into the championship fight going into the final round atMugello. Pourchaire qualified seventh, ahead of Piastri but behind Sargeant. Pourchaire was involved in an intense battle with Sargeant and won it out on lap 9. On the final lap, he overtook Zendeli to place third in Race 1.[55] It meant that Pourchaire was only nine points off the championship lead.[56] In the championship decider, Sargeant was taken out in a first lap collision. Pourchaire managed to improve to third, but unfortunately, Piastri also improved, finishing seventh. This meant that Pourchaire finished second to Piastri missing out by three points.[57][58] During the whole season, Pourchaire managed eight podiums, including two victories, and was one of the few full-time drivers to finish every race.
In October 2020, it was announced that Pourchaire would make hisFIA Formula 2 Championship debut at the final two rounds of the2020 season at theBahrain International Circuit. He drove forHWA Racelab, replacing former FIA Formula 3 competitorJake Hughes and partneringArtem Markelov.[59] Pourchaire qualified 16th for the first feature race and finished 18th. In the first sprint race, he was forced to retire when his fire extinguisher deployed inside his cockpit.[60] He finished the final two races in 18th and 21st place, respectively.
Pourchaire drove forART Grand Prix at the post-season Formula 2 test in December 2020, and in January 2021 it was announced that he would join the team for the2021 Formula 2 Championship alongside thenAlpine juniorChristian Lundgaard.[61] Looking towards his first full campaign of F2, Pourchaire stated that "[this] year will be tough, but it is going to be really important."[62]
At the season opener inBahrain, Pourchaire initially qualified eleventh. However, whenJüri Vips was disqualified due to a technical irregularity, Pourchaire was promoted to tenth and would start on reverse pole in the first sprint.[63] Luck would not strike him in the first race. After being overtaken byLiam Lawson at the start, Pourchaire retired from second place with a mechanical issue on lap 13.[64] Pourchaire scored his first Formula 2 points by recovering to sixth in the second sprint, having started 19th. In the feature race, Pourchaire drove a clean race to finish eighth.[65] Pourchaire took his maiden and only F2 pole of the year inMonaco, breaking the record for the youngest F2 polesitter.[66][67] He finished seventh and fourth in the sprint races.[68] Pourchaire once again broke another record, winning the feature race by nearly three seconds from pole position. In doing so, he became the youngest driver ever to win a F2/GP2 race, usurping the record previously held byLando Norris.[69][70] Upon winning, Pourchaire admitted that "he cried on the radio" and it was "a dream come true".[71] His win moved him into third place in the championship.
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Pourchaire qualified fourth and finished sprint race 1 in fifth, following passes onRalph Boschung andMarcus Armstrong during the final few laps atBaku.[72] He was involved in an incident with Boschung at the start, damaging his front wing whilst trying to overtake him. He managed to recover, only to finish just outside the points in ninth.[73] Pourchaire broke and fractured his wrist on his left arm in a first-lap collision withMarcus Armstrong andDan Ticktum during the feature race. Afterwards, Pourchaire called Ticktum an "idiot", who was handed a penalty during the race.[74] Pourchaire was uncertain at first about driving at the next round inSilverstone but managed to recover before the round began.[75] Pourchaire scored points in the first sprint and the feature race, finishing fifth and eighth respectively, despite suffering "a little bit of pain in his wrist" from Baku.[76]
Pourchaire won his second F2 race of the year, winning the opening race atMonza. He overtook Ticktum on the second lap for third and took the lead from a struggling Vips on lap 15.[77][78][79] Pourchaire was on route to take another Monza podium in third place, but on the penultimate lap, a resurgent Ticktum on fresher tyres passed him for the podium place.[80] Pourchaire impressed during qualifying once again, picking up third atSochi.[81] Pourchaire was running in sixth during the first sprint, but with three laps to go,Jehan Daruvala spun in front of him, elevating him into fifth.[82] The feature race was more successful for Pourchaire, as a good start saw him jump Daruvala at the start into the first corner. On lap 8, Pourchaire attempted an overcut on race leaderOscar Piastri. The following lap, Pourchaire entered the pits and exited ahead of Piastri. But just a few seconds later, Pourchaire, with much colder tires, was passed by Piastri.[83] For the rest of the race, Pourchaire would continue to pressure Piastri but lost out to victory by 2 seconds, eventually taking second place.[84] Following the weekend, Pourchaire did aFrench F4 test at theCircuit Paul Ricard.[85]
Pourchaire once again qualified third atJeddah, outqualifying everyone bar the twoPrema cars.[86] While running in seventh during the sprint race 1, Pourchaire spun and crashed into the wall, his car unable to continue. In the second race, he made an incredible charge from 19th to finish sixth. After the race, Pourchaire commented that "[it] was really hard to drive the car" following his crash in sprint race 1.[87] He was involved in a serious accident with F3 graduate and future full-timerEnzo Fittipaldi at the feature race. Fittipaldi crashed into Pourchaire who had stalled on the grid. Pourchaire escaped unscathed, but Fittipaldi was injured.[88] The weekend summed up a disappointing one for Pourchaire, scoring only 4 points. Following his seventh and ninth places in the sprint races, Pourchaire ended theAbu Dhabi feature race in fourth after a battle with third-placedFelipe Drugovich.[89] Pourchaire finished his rookie season in Formula 2 with 140 points, good for fifth place in the championship, and was far ahead of teammate Lundgaard who had only 50 to his name.[90] During the season, Pourchaire achieved a total of one pole position, two wins, four fastest laps and three podiums.
Pourchaire stayed withART Grand Prix for the2022 season, alongside F3 graduate andMercedes juniorFrederik Vesti.[91]
At the first round of the season inBahrain, Pourchaire was immediately on the get-go, qualifying second behind pole-sitterJack Doohan.[92] During the sprint, Pourchaire made progress in the early stages of the race, improving to fifth which included a spectacular overtake onFelipe Drugovich. Unfortunately, as soon as the safety car had ended, Pourchaire began to lose power and dropped down the order. He would pull into the pits on the same lap and retire.[93] His fortunes would eventually be reversed in the feature race. Pourchaire suffered wheelspin at the start and dropped to 4th at the end of the first lap. Following the safety car restart, Pourchaire passedRalph Boschung and settled into third. A slow pit stop for then race leaderJüri Vips and second-placed Doohan, who damaged his front wing after making contact with Pourchaire, saw him move into the race lead and go on to win the feature race.[94][95] After the race, Pourchaire said that "his visor broke" and it was "difficult to concentrate" during the race.[96] The second round inJeddah went horribly for Pourchaire. He suffered a crash in practice and an engine failure in qualifying, which led him to qualify in 21st. Pourchaire was unable to progress to the points during the sprint race, due to spending half of the race under the safety car. Pourchaire would be hit with more bad luck as on the fifth lap of the feature race, he was forced to retire with a gearbox problem and therefore dropped to fifth in the championship.[97]
Pourchaire was back on form for the third round atImola, qualifying in seventh. He started in fourth for the sprint race but fell to seventh, where he remained for the whole of the race. Pourchaire had a much better feature race when mishaps occurred to drivers who started ahead of him, including crashes from polesitter Vips and race leaderRoy Nissany. This allowed him to take his second win of the year and take the championship from Drugovich, who only finished tenth.[98][99] Pourchaire once again qualified seventh, atBarcelona. Pourchaire had a miserable first lap starting third, falling to seventh. However, he made it back up to finish fifth after Vips spun and an overtake on a strugglingJake Hughes.[100] In the feature race, Pourchaire ran as high as fifth, but drivers on fresher and softer tyres passed him and he fell to eighth. Since Drugovich won both races in Barcelona, Pourchaire lost the championship lead once again.[101]
Pourchaire qualified second atMonaco, alongside championship rival Drugovich, as a red flag thwarted his attempts to improve his lap further.[102][103] He made a great start, passing the stalled Hughes,Liam Lawson, and Doohan to finish the sprint race in sixth. In the feature race, Pourchaire was second behind Drugovich until the safety car was brought out. Despite a slow pit stop by Drugovich, Pourchaire was unable to capitalise on Drugovich's mistake as his stop was equally slow. After the safety car withdrew, Pourchaire pressured Drugovich for the next 20 laps but was unable to find a way past, and settled for second.[104][105] Pourchaire qualified a disappointing 12th inBaku, which was the first time he qualified outside the top 10 on pure pace in Formula 2. Despite a rocky start, Pourchaire progressed up the field in the sprint race, taking advantage of numerous incidents to finish seventh.[106] In the feature race, Pourchaire made a great start this time, making up three positions. However, during a safety car restart, he sustained front wing damage and was forced to pit. He recovered, but finished just outside the points in eleventh.[107]
Pourchaire qualified fourth inSilverstone, setting the same lap time as Drugovich, but he set his lap time first.[108] Pourchaire finished fourth in the sprint, managing his tyres well to overtake his rivals. In the feature race, Pourchaire made an electric start, jumping to second after passing Drugovich and Vesti. He pressured race leaderLogan Sargeant throughout the race. However, Pourchaire was unable to find a way past and ended second.[109][110] Pourchaire qualified ninth at theRed Bull Ring, thanks to rivals having their lap times deleted.[111] He finished second in the sprint race, unable to find a way pastMarcus Armstrong.[112] He was unexpectedly summoned to the stewards for exceeding track limits, but ultimately kept his podium.[113] In the feature race, Pourchaire started on wet tyres on a damp, drying track. It would turn out to be the wrong decision, and pitted for dry tyres. Pourchaire would be stuck behind Drugovich for the rest of the race and finished 13th with penalties applied.[114] With Sargeant winning the last two feature races, Pourchaire falls to third in the championship.
At his home round inFrance, Pourchaire qualified fifth. In the sprint race, he passed Drugovich at the start and settled into fourth. On lap 19 of 21, Pourchaire made a pass on Armstrong to finish third.[115] He dedicated the podium to fellow FrenchmanAnthoine Hubert, who was killed during a crash in the2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round.[116] However, following the race, Pourchaire received a 5-second time penalty for pushing Armstrong off the track while overtaking him, which saw Pourchaire demoted to seventh.[117] During the feature race, Pourchaire pitted earlier than his rivals in front, which saw him move up to second, behindAyumu Iwasa. He survived a late scare from Doohan, the Australian who spun while trying to pass him. Pourchaire ultimately finished second, eight seconds behind Iwasa.[118][119] His result allows Pourchaire to move back into second place in the championship, trailing championship leader Drugovich by 39 points. InHungary, Pourchaire qualified fourth, a place below Drugovich.[120] On the first lap of the sprint race, Pourchaire dropped to 15th after avoiding a spinningDennis Hauger. He made great moves but finished ninth, scoring no points.[121] During the feature race, Pourchaire moved into second place at the start and took net first place by passing Armstrong in the pits. He eventually took his third win of the year and his first since Imola.[122] Following the race, Pourchaire described second-placed finisherEnzo Fittipaldi as "faster than me".[123][124] As Drugovich finished only ninth, Pourchaire slashed his championship lead to 21 points heading into the summer break, reigniting the title fight.
He qualified eighth inSpa-Francorchamps, considerably behind Drugovich on pole.[125] In the sprint race, he fell from third to fifth at the start and later was overtaken by Drugovich on fresher tyres to end sixth.[126] In the feature race, Pourchaire was running a decent race before a gearbox issue on lap 3 forced him out of the race. He was shown to be very devastated while still in the car.[127] His DNF saw Drugovich increase his lead to 43 points. AtZandvoort, things got off to a rough start as Pourchaire crashed out in qualifying, which left him down in 16th place.[128] In the sprint race, his weekend got worse as on lap 2, he out-braked himself and ran through the gravel at turn 1, dropping him to the back of the field. He finished last out of the 20 finishers.[129] In the feature race, Pourchaire started on the harder tyres, but his strategy would fail to work as a safety car brought out byMarino Sato mid-race bunched the field up. He eventually pitted and had to make up a 13-second gap to the back of the pack. He made a last-lap dive onJehan Daruvala to secure tenth place before a penalty forDavid Beckmann saw Pourchaire elevate to ninth.[130] With Drugovich extending his lead further to 70 points, Pourchaire finally admitted that the "Formula 2 title is over for the 2022 campaign".[131]
InMonza, Pourchaire was on a decent qualifying lap until Iwasa crashed and brought out the red flag, which left the Frenchman 14th on the grid.[132] Needing to finish at least sixth to keep the championship alive,[133] he made early progress, but on lap 14 took to the gravel while battling with Lawson. Pourchaire finished 17th, which sealed the drivers' title for Drugovich.[134] His feature race would not even last half a lap, as he was clipped by Boschung and then later hit byLuca Ghiotto, ending his nightmare weekend.[135] Pourchaire qualified third in the final round atYas Marina.[136] He would not score, as in the feature race he struck a bird while running fourth, causing him to retire.[137] Despite that, he held on to second in the championship, scoring three wins, seven podiums, and 164 points.[138]
Amid uncertainty over where he would be racing in 2023, Pourchaire tested for ART at the F2 post-season test at Yas Marina.[139][140]
Pourchaire remained withART Grand Prix for a third consecutive season in2023 alongside reigning F3 championVictor Martins.[141]
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During thefirst round in Bahrain, Pourchaire qualified on pole for the second time, beating his nearest rival by an astonishing 0.7s.[142][143] A sensational start saw jump to fourth at the start, but tyre degradation saw the Frenchman lose one position mid-race.[144] For the feature race, Pourchaire dominated to his sixth win overall, winning by a margin of 19 seconds.[145] Despite the gap, he stated that he "could have driven a lot faster".[146] HisJeddah weekend, started with third in qualifying, but it unravelled from there.[147] Making his up through the field in the sprint race, Pourchaire missed the braking point and collided intoOliver Bearman at the first corner, ending both races.[148] He was given a grid penalty, and fell out of the points at the feature race's end.
InMelbourne, Pourchaire continued his excellent qualifying streak, securing second.[149] A forgettable sprint race followed, as he gambled on the wrong tyres on a damp track.[150] However in the feature race, he would return to the podium in second place.[151] Looking to banish bad memories fromBaku, he qualified third.[152] The sprint race ended in disappointment, he retired after misjudging his braking point on cold tyres during the late stages of the race.[153] In the feature race, Pourchaire moved up the order swiftly and briefly led the race, but was re-overtaken by polesitter Bearman. The Frenchman would fall back and finish third after being passed byEnzo Fittipaldi, but would reclaim the championship lead by three points.[154]
InMonaco, Pourchaire qualified in third.[155] He managed to rescue a point with eighth in the sprint race. Pourchaire would finish in second place yet again in the feature race, after teammate Martins ahead was given a drive-through penalty, but Pourchaire would lose the standings lead toFrederik Vesti.[156] Pourchaire qualified fifth inBarcelona, but was given a three-place grid drop for the sprint race due to impedingDennis Hauger.[157] Despite that, he progressed forward, and made a charge in the last laps to take second.[158][159] He had a much tougher feature race, struggling to seventh and dropping to 11 points behind Vesti.[160]
Pourchaire qualified third atAustria.[161] He improved up to second place on wet tyres, with other drivers on a mixture of wet and dry tyres. In a similar fortune to the previous year's feature race, the track dried up and he pitted again, leaving him finishing in 14th.[162] In the feature race, Pourchaire made early progress to second, but eventually fell back to eighth during a late safety car where rivals on fresher tyres passed him.[163] InSilverstone, Pourchaire qualified in eighth,[164] and from third, he would finish in second place after overtakes Bearman andIsack Hadjar.[165] Pourchaire initially had a poor start in the feature race, but he recovered his positions following pitting under the safety car. He capitalised on battles from other drivers which saw him end in third place, claiming his first double podium whilst cutting Vesti's lead to only six points.[166]
InBudapest, Pourchaire qualified in fourth place. A timed overtake following the end of a virtual safety car moved him past Bearman for third, but the English driver would re-overtake him and Pourchaire would settle for fourth.[167] During the feature race, Pourchaire pitted much earlier than the frontrunners, which caused him to struggle late on and finish in sixth place, losing more ground to Vesti in the standings as the gap extended to 11 points.[168] Pourchaire qualified in fifth forSpa-Francorchamps, and cruised to third place by the race's end.[169] However,Richard Verschoor ahead would be disqualified, promoting him to second place.[170] In the feature race, a great launch jumped him to second, and a fast pit stop allowed him to get ahead of leader Bearman. However, a second win eluded him due to a late safety car, withJack Doohan on the alternate strategy pitting and rejoining right behind him. Doohan dispatched him on the penultimate lap and Pourchaire settled with second place once more, but re-claimed the standings lead after Vesti failed to start the race.[171][172]
Qualifying on reverse pole inZandvoort, he would fail to make the start due to a car issue, regardless, no points was awarded due to lack of laps completed.[173] In the feature race, Pourchaire avoided mistakes on the opening laps unlike his rivals, and claimed track position in the lead after pitting on lap 9. However, he crashed on cold tyres during his outlap.[174] Pourchaire returned to pole during theMonza round.[175][176] He made numerous overtakes in the sprint race, narrowly grasping the podium in fourth.[177] The feature race witnessed Pourchaire lose the lead early on toOliver Bearman, and later in the race toAyumu Iwasa. After taking third, with championship rivalFrederik Vesti failing to finish the race, it left Pourchaire 25 points in the lead heading into the final round.[178]
Ahead of theAbu Dhabi season finale, Pourchaire stated that he had "nothing to lose".[179] However, the weekend started on the wrong foot, qualifying 14th while Vesti qualified ninth.[180] In the sprint race, Pourchaire limited damage as he stormed to seventh while Vesti won.[181] Needing to finish in the top 5 regardless of where Vesti finishes, Pourchaire did just that, as a strong undercut put him to fifth place. This secured him the 2023 Formula 2 title.[182] Following his crown, Pourchaire was quick to praise his team and said that "it's a great, great end to a beautiful story together".[183][184] He achieved a total of one win, two poles, ten podiums and 203 points. He also helped ART Grand Prix secure their first teams' title in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Pourchaire was set for aSuper Formula test at theSuzuka Circuit from 7–8 December 2022 withKondo Racing[185] but was called off.[186] His first test came about on 6–8 December the following year, as the Frenchman drove forTeam Impul at Suzuka.[187]
Team Impul soon confirmed that Pourchaire would race for them in the2024 Super Formula Championship.[188] In the first race of the season in Suzuka, he finished 18th after an off-track excursion that made him lose many positions.[189] Pourchaire then withdrew from the championship altogether to participate in theIndyCar withArrow McLaren;[190] he was replaced byBen Barnicoat for the next round of the season at Autopolis.[191]
As part of his signing with US Racing-CHRS for the2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, Pourchaire was made a member of theSauber Junior Team.[192] In June 2020, Pourchaire renewed his relationship with the scheme.[193]
Pourchaire completed his first Formula One test in August 2021, driving theAlfa Romeo Racing C38 at theHungaroring.[194] Pourchaire was listed as one of the contenders to fill the second seat atAlfa Romeo alongsideValtteri Bottas, but instead went toZhou Guanyu. Alfa Romeo team bossFrédéric Vasseur stating that it was "too risky" to promote Pourchaire.[195]
He moved into a testing role withAlfa Romeo F1 Team for the2022 season and took part in oneFriday free practice session (FP1).[196][197] Pourchaire made his FP1 debut with Alfa Romeo at the2022 United States Grand Prix, while also confirming that he would become the team's reserve driver for 2023.[198] Pourchaire also participated in the post-season tests in Abu Dhabi.[199]
Ahead of the2023 Singapore Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo announced that Pourchaire will remain the reserve driver for 2024, asValtteri Bottas andZhou Guanyu had been retained.[200][201] Following that, Pourchaire revealed that he was "very close" to signing with Alfa Romeo for 2024.[202] Pourchaire partook in his first free practice session of 2023 at theMexico City Grand Prix.[203] However, he failed to set a competitive lap time after a brake-by-wire system that forced him out for most of the session.[204] Pourchaire's second free practice session of the year came at theAbu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he ran theC43 in place of Zhou Guanyu.[205][206] Pourchaire also took part in the young drivers' test with Alfa Romeo, ending 11th.[207]
Despite being the reserve driver for2024, Pourchaire did not take part in any practice sessions throughout the season. He was mentioned as an option to join the team in2025, but the seats were eventually given toNico Hülkenberg and2024 Formula 2 championGabriel Bortoleto.[208] At the end of the season, it was announced that Pourchaire would leave Sauber after graduating from the programme.[209]
In November 2024, Pourchaire drove anendurance racing car for the first time, driving thePeugeothypercar during the rookie test at theBahrain International Circuit.[210]
Following the test, Pourchaire was named as a test and development driver forPeugeot for the2025 FIA World Endurance Championship.[211] In April, Pourchaire was announced to be driving forAlgarve Pro Racing in the2025 European Le Mans Series, as well as partaking in the24 Hours of Le Mans with them.[212]
On 18 April 2024, Pourchaire substituted for the injuredDavid Malukas atGrand Prix of Long Beach in the2024 IndyCar Series forArrow McLaren.[213] Driving the No. 6Chevrolet for the team, Pourchaire had a stellar debut, making up 11 positions from his starting position; the most of any driver on route to finish in 11th place.[214] Following the race, he stated that he "enjoyed it a lot" and "the racing in IndyCar is amazing".[215] Pourchaire continued to deputise for Malukas at theBarber Motorsports Park,[216] in which Arrow McLaren would release Malukas after Barber, due to an unclear recovery time. Pourchaire was signed days later for the remainder the season, bar theIndianapolis 500, forgoing hisSuper Formula commitments.[217] He would finish that race in 22nd.[218] AtDetroit, Pourchaire qualified seventh, and finished in tenth place despite a penalty for contact withAgustín Canapino.[219] Following the race, Pourchaire was subjected to abusive messages including death threats due to the contact with Canapino, which were condemned by IndyCar, Arrow McLaren and Canapino's teamJuncos Hollinger Racing.[220] Pourchaire was later released from Arrow McLaren and was replaced byNolan Siegel.[221] On July 19, McLaren gave Pourchaire another replacement appearance by letting him replace an injuredAlexander Rossi in theGrand Prix of Toronto.[222][223] He finished the race in 14th place.[224]
In May 2022, Pourchaire revealed that he tested the newFormula E Gen3 car in early 2022. He completed three days of testing and commented that the car was "very good" and "very fast".[225] Pourchaire was in contention for aNissan Formula E seat for the2022–23 season, before the team announcedNorman Nato andSacha Fenestraz for that season.[226][227]
In February 2025,Maserati MSG Racing chose Pourchaire to partake in the rookie practice session at theJeddah ePrix.[228]
Away from the track, Pourchaire relaxes himself by playingCall of Duty andGrand Theft Auto and is a big fan of the sagaStar Wars. His favorite artist isDrake, having an interest in American music. He has stated that if he wasn't a racing driver, he would seek other work in the sports industry.[229] He is also a big fan ofFormula One championsFernando Alonso andMichael Schumacher.[230]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Championnat de France Regional PACAC — Mini Kart | 5th | |
| Trophée Claude Secq — Mini Kart | 3rd | ||
| 2011 | Championnat de France Regional PACAC — Mini Kart | 1st | |
| Coupe de de France — Mini Kart | 20th | ||
| 2012 | Championnat de France Regional PACAC — Minime | 1st | |
| Championnat de France — Minime | 2nd | ||
| Coupe de de France — Minime | 2nd | ||
| Regional Series — Minime | 9th | ||
| Sens Trophy — Minime | 2nd | ||
| Julie Tonelli Trophy — Minime | 1st | ||
| Trophée Kart Mag — Minime | 8th | ||
| 2013 | Championnat de France Regional Ile de France — Minime | 1st | |
| Championnat de France — Minime | 1st | ||
| Coupe de de France — Minime | 1st | ||
| Trophée Interclub — Minime | 1st | ||
| 2014 | Championnat de France Regional Ile de France — Cadet | 1st | |
| Championnat de France — Cadet | Jana Racing | 1st | |
| Coupe de de France — Cadet | 32nd | ||
| 2015 | Championnat de France Regional PACAC — Cadet | 1st | |
| Coupe de de France — Cadet | 27th | ||
| National Series Karting — Cadet | 1st | ||
| 2016 | Championnat de France —OKJ | 1st | |
| 21° South Garda Winter Cup —OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Super Master Series —OKJ | Kosmic Racing Team | 24th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship —OKJ | Kosmic Racing Dept | 17th | |
| WSK Final Cup —OKJ | Kosmic Racing Team | 10th | |
| WSK Champions Cup —OKJ | 25th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship —OKJ | Kosmic Racing Department | 3rd | |
| German Junior Kart Championship | 4th | ||
| 2017 | Championnat de France —OK | 3rd | |
| Coupe de France —OK | 3rd | ||
| 22° South Garda Winter Cup —OK | 3rd | ||
| WSK Champions Cup —OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 19th | |
| WSK Super Master Series —OK | 12th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship | 8th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship —OK | NC | ||
| Swedish Karting Championship —OK | Jana Racing | 4th |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kosmic Racing Department | OKJ | ZUE QH 29 | ZUE PF 15 | ZUE R 22 | ADR QH 29 | ADR PF 12 | ADR R 10 | PRT QH 18 | PRT PF 22 | PRT R DNQ | GEN QH 5 | GEN PF 5 | GEN R 12 | 17th | 40 |
| 2017 | Kosmic Racing Department | OK | SAR QH 1 | SAR R 1 | CAY QH 45 | CAY R DNQ | LEM QH 2 | LEM R 27 | ALA QH 10 | ALA R 10 | KRI QH 9 | KRI R 14 | 8th | 55 | ||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 203 | 3rd |
| 2019 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing–CHRS | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 258 | 1st |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 161 | 2nd |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | BWT HWA Racelab | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 5th |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 2nd |
| Formula One | Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN | Test driver | |||||||
| 2023 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 203 | 1st |
| Formula One | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | Reserve driver | |||||||
| 2024 | IndyCar Series | Arrow McLaren | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 28th |
| Super Formula | Itochu EnexTeam Impul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |
| Formula One | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | Reserve driver | |||||||
| 2025 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5th* |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Test & development driver | |||||||
* Season still in progress.
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NOG 1 4 | NOG 2 2 | NOG 3 3 | PAU 1 7 | PAU 2 4 | PAU 3 6 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 1 | SPA 3 4 | DIJ 1 4 | DIJ 2 6 | DIJ 3 8 | MAG 1 2 | MAG 2 Ret | MAG 3 2 | JER 1 4 | JER 2 8 | JER 3 10 | LEC 1 2 | LEC 2 10 | LEC 3 3 | 3rd | 203 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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| 2019 | US Racing-CHRS | OSC 1 5 | OSC 2 2 | OSC 3 10 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 1 | RBR 3 3 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 3 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 3 | ZAN 3 7 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 1 | NÜR 3 11 | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 12 | HOC 3 6 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 1 | SAC 3 2 | 1st | 258 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position points) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap points for the fastest lap from top-10 finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ART Grand Prix | RBR FEA 13 | RBR SPR 26 | RBR FEA 9‡ | RBR SPR 1 | HUN FEA 1 | HUN SPR 6 | SIL FEA 12 | SIL SPR 8 | SIL FEA 6 | SIL SPR 3 | CAT FEA 7 | CAT SPR 6 | SPA FEA 2 | SPA SPR 5 | MNZ FEA 2 | MNZ SPR 2 | MUG FEA 3 | MUG SPR 3 | 2nd | 161 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BWT HWA Racelab | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | MUG FEA | MUG SPR | SOC FEA | SOC SPR | BHR FEA 18 | BHR SPR Ret | BHR FEA 18 | BHR SPR 21 | 26th | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | ART Grand Prix | BHR SP1 Ret | BHR SP2 6 | BHR FEA 8 | MCO SP1 7 | MCO SP2 4 | MCO FEA 1 | BAK SP1 5 | BAK SP2 9 | BAK FEA Ret | SIL SP1 5 | SIL SP2 10 | SIL FEA 8 | MNZ SP1 1 | MNZ SP2 10 | MNZ FEA 4 | SOC SP1 5 | SOC SP2 C | SOC FEA 2 | JED SP1 Ret | JED SP2 6 | JED FEA Ret | YMC SP1 7 | YMC SP2 9 | YMC FEA 4 | 5th | 140 | ||||
| 2022 | ART Grand Prix | BHR SPR Ret | BHR FEA 1 | JED SPR 13 | JED FEA Ret | IMO SPR 7 | IMO FEA 1 | CAT SPR 5 | CAT FEA 8 | MCO SPR 6 | MCO FEA 2 | BAK SPR 7 | BAK FEA 11 | SIL SPR 4 | SIL FEA 2 | RBR SPR 2 | RBR FEA 13 | LEC SPR 7 | LEC FEA 2 | HUN SPR 9 | HUN FEA 1 | SPA SPR 6 | SPA FEA Ret | ZAN SPR 20 | ZAN FEA 9 | MNZ SPR 17 | MNZ FEA Ret | YMC SPR 9 | YMC FEA 19† | 2nd | 164 |
| 2023 | ART Grand Prix | BHR SPR 5 | BHR FEA 1 | JED SPR Ret | JED FEA 13 | MEL SPR 18† | MEL FEA 2 | BAK SPR 15† | BAK FEA 3 | MCO SPR 8 | MCO FEA 2 | CAT SPR 2 | CAT FEA 7 | RBR SPR 14 | RBR FEA 7 | SIL SPR 2 | SIL FEA 3 | HUN SPR 4 | HUN FEA 6 | SPA SPR 2 | SPA FEA 2 | ZAN SPR 19 | ZAN FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 4 | MNZ FEA 3 | YMC SPR 7 | YMC FEA 5 | 1st | 203 | ||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN | Alfa RomeoC42 | Ferrari 066/7 1.6V6t | BHR | SAU | AUS | EMI | MIA | ESP | MON | AZE | CAN | GBR | AUT | FRA | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | SIN | JPN | USA TD | MXC | SAP | ABU | – | – |
| 2023 | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | Alfa RomeoC43 | Ferrari 066/10 1.6V6t | BHR | SAU | AUS | AZE | MIA | MON | ESP | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | SIN | JPN | QAT | USA | MXC TD | SAP | LVG | ABU TD | – | – |
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Itochu EnexTeam Impul | Toyota | SUZ 18 | AUT | SUG | FUJ | MOT | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | 25th | 0 |
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arrow McLaren | Dallara DW12 | 6 | Chevrolet | STP | THE | LBH 11 | ALA 22 | IMS 17 | INDY | DET 10 | ROA 13 | LAG | MDO | IOW | IOW | 28th | 91 | [231] | ||||||
| 7 | TOR 14 | GTW | POR | MIL | MIL | NSH | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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| 2025 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 5 | LEC | IMO | SPA | SIL | ALG | 5th* | 10* |
* Season still in progress.
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| Preceded by | ADAC Formula 4 Champion 2019 | Succeeded by |
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